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Talk point: Histories of Africahttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/jul/14/history-of-africa-reading
Which African history books would you recommend?<p>Earlier this week, we published an introductory <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/interactive/2011/jul/11/a-political-history-of-africa-interactive" title="timeline of Africa from 1900-2011">timeline of Africa from 1900 to 2011</a> mapping when various nation states became independent. After much agonising about what just had to be included, we'd be interested to hear which histories of Africa you've read and especially which you would recommend. The Global development team has come up with some of their most interesting recent reads.</p><p>One online resource we've found useful is the BBC World Service's <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index.shtml" title="BBCs Story of Africa">Story of Africa</a>, which is at pains to redress the balance over who is telling the history - or histories - of the continent. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Mazrui" title="Professor Ali Mazrui">Professor Ali Mazrui</a> was one of <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index_section1.shtml" title="several advisors">several interesting advisers</a> on this project.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/jul/14/history-of-africa-reading">Continue reading...</a>Global developmentAfricaDemocratic Republic of the CongoSouth SudanWorld newsBooksThu, 14 Jul 2011 12:12:49 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2011/jul/14/history-of-africa-readingAlamyTell us what you've been reading on African history. Photograph: AlamyAlamyA lot of ground to cover ... map of the African continent. Photograph: AlamyLucy Lamble2011-07-14T12:12:49Z